Veterans able to access emergency mental health care for free
Veterans will now be able to access emergency mental health care free of charge at any VA medical facility or outside clinic, regardless of whether they are already enrolled in departmental health care services. This new policy is part of a nationwide effort to prevent suicide among veterans. It applies to all veterans with any separation status
except a dishonorable discharge, regardless of whether they qualify for other VA medical services.
New law expands VA program for vets with disabilities to buy modified vehicles
New legislation will allow veterans with disabilities who need adapted vehicles to travel to receive additional automobile grants from the VA. Under the Advancing Uniform Transportation Opportunities for
Veterans, or AUTO, Act, qualifying veterans will be eligible for automobile grants every 10 years. . Before the legislation was approved, the VA was authorized to pay veterans multiple grants for special adaptive equipment, but was limited to a single grant for a vehicle purchase in the veteran’s lifetime. The VA's program covers a new or used vehicle for veterans with a service-connected disability who need transportation to medical appointments and treatment, vocational rehabilitation, or certain types of therapy.
Blast exposures could soon be recorded in troops' medical
histories
A Department of Defense study involving more than 600 soldiers and Marines is inching the department closer to fulfilling a congressional mandate to include blast exposure from
training and combat operations in a service member's medical record. The study, which began in 2018, found that even firing weapons repeatedly in conventional stateside training could produce symptoms of traumatic brain injury. These exposures can potentially have serious, debilitating long-term effects.
Many veterans who experienced traumatic brain injury (TBI) develop post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Nine to 28 percent of veterans have experienced a TBI during their military service. These vets are at a higher risk of developing PTSD. If you already have PTSD, a TBI could be the underlying cause. However, the VA rates TBI and PTSD separately.
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